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According to Boston.com there were a number of problems with this residence. One was a defective elevator that was OOS for 9 months trapping the third floor residents.

The Fall River chief said 8 out of the 10 companies were staffed under the national levels.

Hundreds of stranded commuters were evacuated from a stranded Blue line MBTA train Tuesday afternoon. Train was in a tunnel under Boston Harbor between the Maverick and Aquarium stations. It took BFD firefighters about an hour to evacuate approximately 500 passengers. They used 3 Nolan carts, 2...

My wife worked as a supervisor of RA's at an assisted living facility inn Illinois. They would have the local fire department drill with them. they were shown how to remove patients when the elevators are OOS as well as other life saving methods. Fortunately while she was there they never had to...

With the opening of a new firehouse in the Point of Pines section of the city Revere Engine 2 was placed back in service. This joins Chelsea Engine 4 being placed in service as well in March.

How many on this site are Vietnam vets? Remember writing "FREE" where the stamp would go.

In the old days E-49 was like a home guard company, sorta like E-51 in Brighton. Just like FDNY has companies that do not relocate.

Brookline has a second alarm on Box 133, fire location 114 Franklin Street.

Detail of 2 engines and 2 ladders, E 49 and 51, Ladders 16 and 11. In the old days if you did X number of runs you were not on the fire detail list. Nowadays that does not apply

According to FAJ it has been designated reserve Ladder 5. JCFD numbers its spares with numbers of now-disbanded units.

Fire location is 4001 Broadway, the former Doyle Mfg building. They made agricultural equipment, such as fertilizer mixing and blending equipment and had moved to Missouri several years ago. Reports are that it was still used for storage but was basically vacant. Info/posts from KCIL FB site.

Somerville has a third alarm on box 327, fire location 81 Wheatland Street. Second alarm on arrival. Late information says it was upgraded to a fourth alarm.

With the Bronnx override it was hard to listen to. But I guess it was better than nothing after you got through that. Wow do I miss the original feed.

Wow, if I was still flying in Vietnam our report would be an explosion with numerous secondary explosions. Unbelievable.

Chicago has transmitted a 2-11 alarm and an EMS Plan for a fire in an apartment building, fire location is 3651 W Palmer.